******************************************* NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS/SERVICE CHARGES AND ASSESSMENT/SERVICE CHARGE REPORTS FOR COUNTY SERVICE AREA 12: SEPTIC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, SAN LORENZO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT, AND NONSTANDARD SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM INSPECTIONS ******************************************* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, during the morning session (which begins at 9:00 a.m.), at the Board of Supervisors Chambers meeting, 701 Ocean Street Rm 525, Santa Cruz, CA, Zoom Link https://santacruzcounty-us.zoomgov.com/j/1601236676 Telephone +1 669 254 5252 Webinar ID: 160 123 6676 the Board of Supervisors will consider adoption of a resolution confirming assessment/ service charge reports listing the charges to be levied on each parcel for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year (FY) for County Service Area 12: Septic System Maintenance, San Lorenzo Wastewater Management, and Nonstandard Sewage Disposal System Inspections. The CSA 12, and CSA 12A charges will be increased by 4% over the FY 2025-26 rates. The CSA 12N charges are not being increased for FY 2026-27. County Service Area No. 12, Septic System Maintenance Charge per parcel served by septic system: $36.98 County Service Area No. 12, Zone A, San Lorenzo Wastewater Management Additional charge per parcel served by septic system, in the San Lorenzo Watershed: $25.68 County Service Area No. 12, Zone N, Inspection of Nonstandard Sewage Disposal Systems Additional charge per parcel served by an enhanced treatment, alternative, haul away or nonconforming system, as designated by the Health Officer pursuant to Chapter 7.38 of the County Code, depending on whether the system is subject to a service agreement with a certified Onsite System Service Provider (OSSP), and where payment of such annual charge is required as a condition of obtaining a sewage disposal permit: - Managed Alternative Systems (with OSSP) (Level 6) $ 171.34 - Alternative Systems (No OSSP) (Level 3) $ 1,360.48 - Nonconforming Systems (Level 4) $ 339.61 The assessment/service charge reports shall be available for inspection by May 26, 2026, at 701 Ocean Street, Room 520, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz, California. At the time, date and place stated above, the Board of Supervisors shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed benefit assessment/service charge rates and to the proposed assessment/service charge reports. For questions related to these assessment/service charge reports, please contact County Health Services Agency- Environmental Health Division at (831) 454-2022. The County of Santa Cruz does not discriminate, and no person shall, by reason of a disability, be denied the benefits of its services, programs or activities. The Board of Supervisors Chambers is located in an accessible facility. If you wish to attend this meeting and you require special assistance to participate, please contact the ADA Coordinator, at (831) 454-2348 (TDD number (831) 454-2123) at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to make arrangements. As a courtesy to those persons affected, please attend the meeting smoke and scent free.
